Wheeze is a continuous whistle, produced by the airways during breathing. 0 wheeze (with 0 as superscript) is short hand for No wheeze. Sx [Sibilant] wheeze is high pitched Wheeze is best heard over the chest Wheeze is usually...

Akathisia (from Greek "a" meaning "negation", "kathizein" meaning "to sit") is a movement disorder involving a feeling of inner restlessness, and a compelling need ot be in constant motion, as...

Antepartum hemorrhage (from Latin "ante" meaning "before", and "partus" meaning "to bring forth", APH) is genital bleeding during pregnancy, from the late 2rd trimester (weeks 0-28) forth, specifically, 24 weeks gestation to term....

Drugs can be prescribed for different times of the day, including: mane is in the morning nocte is at night Drugs can also be prescribed with different intervals, including: q (Latin "quaque"), meaning "each"...

Uterotonic (aka ecbolic) is a drug used to induce contraction [or greater tonicity] of the uterus. [faq]What is a uterotonic? It's a drug which makes your uterus, also known as the womb,...

Radiography is the use of electromagnetic radiation (that is not light), to view hard tissue (e.g. bone). Classification [[X-ray]] [[CT]] [[MRI]] [[PET]] [[Bone scan]] Paperwork Paperwork for Radiology request: Affix Pt label MO/GP name (medical officer) Tick for Film, Disc (conditions...

Barbiturate are CNS depresants, that can produce a spectrum of effect. Examples Allobarbital Amobarbital Aprobarbital Alphenal Barbital Brallobarbital Pentobarbital Phenobarbital (aka Phenobarbitone), a long-acting barbiturate, used widely as an antiepileptic medication [img]phenobarbital.jpg[/img] Source: AsiaPharma Syria Secobarbital Sodium thiopental (thiopentone), an ultra-short acting barbiturate Effects From mild sedation to...

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder involving food restriction (very small quantiites of food), inappropriate eating habits/rituals, fear of weight gain, a strong desire to be thin, usually resulting in excessive...

Pulse is measuring heart beat by palpating a peripheral artery by the fingertip (with the exception of using the thumb). Sometimes, there is delay, which is indicative of pathology. Method Pulses can...

Wound is an injury that occurs quickly. Classification Based on level of contamination: Clean wound, where it is made under sterile conditions where there are no organisms present in the wound, and it...